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Adjudicator line-up revealed for 2020 West of England Area

The team of adjudicators who will make the all important London and Cheltenham qualification decisions at Torquay next March have been announced.

west of England
  The West of England Championships take place in Torquay

The West of England Brass Band Association has announced the panel of adjudicators that will make the all important decisions at the 2020 West of England Regional Championships at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay on the weekend of the 14th & 15th March.

List

The list includes Gary Davies, Dr Chris Davis OBE, Jappie Dijkstra, Nicholas Garman, Chris King and John Winterflood. The allocation to each section will be announced in due course.

Saturday 14th March:
The Forum: Second & First Section
The Arena: Fourth Section

Sunday 15th March:
The Forum: Third & Championship Section

Further details

All further details will be confirmed after the WEBBA meeting in January 2020 and all future updates will be added at: www.webba.org.uk

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